Papilio garamas
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Papilio garamas, commonly known as the mexico phoenix or magnificent swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Costa Rica. A large butterfly with a wingspan of 80 to 110 millimetres. The females are dimorphic, either resembling the male or dark forms lacking the cream median and postdiscal bands, contrasting with deep black ground colour.
Papilio garamas is a member of the homerus species group. The members of this clade are: Papilio cacicus Lucas, 1852 Papilio euterpinus... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Magnificent Swallowtail sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 629 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Magnificent Swallowtail in Mexico City on a given day, against about 10% in December to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Magnificent Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Magnificent Swallowtail sightings, Mexico City ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 30%) and Puebla (México, about 30%).
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Magnificent Swallowtail that you can see in Mexico City (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Two-Tailed Swallowtail (about 40%) and Black Swallowtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Magnificent Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (629 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
